James Dietle: Being A Citizen, Broad Perspective, and The Military Profession - TPMP #4

James Dietle was a Cyber Warfare Officer in the Navy. He transitioned out of the military to work in cyber security for insurance and now AWS. In this episode, we discuss how he maintains a broad perspective in order to understand his driving purpose, working for himself and the military at the same time, and the loss felt after separation. As always, thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the episode!

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Intro - 00:00
James Background - 01:31
Why did you make the transition out of the military? - 06:57
What did you start doing to prepare for your transition? - 09:32
What would you recommend to someone trying to maintain multiple paths? - 14:51
How did you build your self-awareness? - 18:05
How did you decide where you wanted to end up after your transition? - 21:21
What did you do that helped you land your first role? - 25:37
What was it like being part of the Reserves - 28:50
How did you realize you were feeling the loss of the military? - 33:22
How do you work through possible negative feelings of leaving? - 37:36
How do you maintain pride in your service and also move on to the next thing? - 42:04
James' Second Transition - 44:27
Leaving your first civilian job - 47:01
How have your goals and priorities shift now that you are completely out? - 52:21
How have you found purpose outside of your work? - 55:33
What would you need to hear to believe you would feel loss when you get out? - 58:14
Final thoughts - 1:02:28